DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Chin Chin
Crisp Nigerian fried dough puffs sweetened with cane and coconut sugars and scented with nutmeg.
About Chin Chin
Chin chin is a Nigerian street snack of small sweet dough pieces fried until crisp. This profile follows Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi's complete nutmeg-scented version.
The flavour is buttery, creamy and gently coconut-like, with cane and coconut sugars providing caramel depth and nutmeg adding warm fragrance.
The pieces are small, puffed and golden, with a firm crunchy shell and a close, biscuit-like interior that stays crisp after cooling.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat, Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chin Chin
Kwame Onwuachi's Nigerian Chin Chin.
- All-purpose wheat flourDough structure
- Granulated sugarSweetener
- Coconut sugarCaramel-like sweetener
- Ground nutmegWarm spice
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- Baking powderLeavening
- Unsalted butterRich dough fat
- Heavy creamDairy liquid
- Unsweetened coconut creamCoconut richness
- EggBinding and enrichment
- Vegetable oilDeep-frying medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- All-purpose wheat flour: . All-purpose flour fixes wheat flour.
- Granulated sugar:
- Coconut sugar:
- Ground nutmeg:
- Kosher salt:
- Baking powder: . The source does not supply the baking powder's complete formulation.
- Unsalted butter:
- Heavy cream:
- Unsweetened coconut cream: . The named commercial coconut cream's full formulation is not supplied.
- Egg:
- Vegetable oil: . The source does not identify the oil's botanical composition.
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- The selected source does not supply the baking powder's complete formulation.
- The selected source names a commercial coconut cream but does not supply its complete formulation.
- The selected source does not identify the botanical composition of the vegetable oil.
Origins & food traditions
Food & Wine publishes Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi's complete chin chin formula and describes the snack as nutmeg-riddled fried puffs sold by street vendors on Lagos Island.
Countries
- Nigeria
- Sierra LeoneCatalogue link pending review
- NigeriaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Nigerian Cuisine
- West African Cuisine
- Nigerian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Sierra Leonean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.